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Cambridge Street Upper School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
840 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
Phone
(617) 349-3050
District
CAMBRIDGE
County
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
279
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.4% of all MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Cambridge Street Upper School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
41%
42%
41%
25%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
39%
41%
41%
42%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
39%
42%
42%
42%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
7
9
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 90 32.3%
Grade 7 91 32.6%
Grade 8 98 35.1%
Total 279 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 49.6% 43.8% 58.3%
Black 26.8% 25.9% 9.8%
Hispanic 13.2% 15.7% 24.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 10.0% 14.2% 7.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 116,892 6,981,974
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 16,428.0 889
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.3% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.4% 17.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 54.9% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 15.1% 26.6%
65 OR OLDER 11.3% 17.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 47,777 2,740,995
Single Parent Households With Children 3.2% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.6% 91.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 80.0% 45.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 37.0% 30.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.6% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.3% 11.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.7% 12.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.2% 10.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.4% 8.8%
$15,000 or less 9.8% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,449 $130,821,859 42.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $3,595 $25,492,145 8.3%
Staff $2,457 $17,422,587 5.7%
General Administration $548 $3,885,868 1.3%
School Administration $1,577 $11,182,507 3.6%
Operation $2,699 $19,138,609 6.2%
Transportation $1,299 $9,211,209 3.0%
Other $1,008 $7,147,728 2.3%
Total Support $13,183 $93,480,653 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $11,771 $83,468,161 27.1%
Total Expenditures $43,403 $307,770,673 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,021 $10,957,524,359 51.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,684 $1,534,703,819 7.2%
Staff $914 $833,015,705 3.9%
General Administration $276 $251,849,785 1.2%
School Administration $979 $892,630,457 4.2%
Operation $1,659 $1,511,998,563 7.1%
Transportation $848 $773,223,628 3.6%
Other $478 $436,154,533 2.1%
Total Support $6,839 $6,233,540,894 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,416 $4,024,919,077 19.0%
Total Expenditures $23,275 $21,215,885,470 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%